LT3905
Boost DC/DC Converter
with APD Current Monitor
FeaTures
DescripTion
The LT®3905 is a fixed frequency current-mode step-up
converter designed to bias avalanche photodiodes (APD)
in optical receivers. The LT3905 features high side APD
current monitoring over four decades of dynamic range
with better than 2% relative accuracy over the 3µA to
3mA range.
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65V, 350mA Internal DMOS Switch
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Integrated Schottky Diode
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2% Accurate APD Current Monitoring Over the 3µA
to 3mA Range
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Single Resistor Programs Maximum APD Current
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Fast APD Current Limiter with Indicator
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Programmable Loss-of-Signal Indicator
The maximum APD current is programmed with a single
resistor, and a fast current limiter with indicator protects
the APD during overload conditions. Adjustable output
voltage provides dynamic bias control, and an adjustable
loss-of-signal indicator flags low APD current.
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CTRL Pin Adjusts Output Voltage
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Programmable V Undervoltage Lockout
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High Efficiency Step-Up Converter
Selectable 1MHz/2MHz Switching Frequency
Internally Compensated
Coupled with the integrated DMOS power switch and
Schottky rectifier, the LT3905 provides a compact total
solution with few external components and low solution
cost. Constant switching frequency results in predictable
output noise that is easy to filter.
Internal Soft-Start
2.7V to 12V V Range
Low Shutdown Current: <1µA
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applicaTions
The LT3905 is available in the tiny footprint (3mm × 3mm)
16-Lead QFN Package.
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APD Bias
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PIN Diode Bias
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Optical Receivers and Modules
Fiber Optic Network Equipment
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Typical applicaTion
Adjustable APD Bias Supply
10µH
Input Current vs APD Current
V
IN
2.7V to 12V
125
1µF
UP TO 54V
634k
V
= 45V
APD
V
IN
SW
EN/UVLO
LOS_ADJ
V
OUT
FB
100
75
50
25
0
f
SEL
15k
V
ADJUST
CTRL
OUT
V
IN
= 3.3V
LT3905
1:20
MONIN
GND
V
IN
220nF
100k
100k
V
= 5V
IN
LOS
ILIM
1:10
LOS_MON
APD
APD
1:5
MON
ILIM_MON
RX POWER
1M
9.09k
2.75mA
LIMIT
0
0.625
1.25
1.875
(mA)
2.5
4.99k
1mV/µA
12.5µA LOS
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APD
3905 TA01b
3905 TA01a
3905fa
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